In the last 15 years, tennis has been dominated by the Big Three, and Serena Williams, making it hard for a homegrown talent in Australia to emerge the champion.
The US Open hasn't had an American male winner since 2003, while Roland Garros hasn't seen a French champion since 2000 on the women's side (on the men's side it's even worse, going back to 1983). Wimbledon has two-time champion Andy Murray, but his 2013 win was the first English men's winner since 1936, and Virginia Wade in 1977 was the last to win the women's crown.
But despite a drought, the Australian Open has had many home champions in the past. Test your knowledge:
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